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प्रश्न
Choose the odd one out from each series
The conditions – cretinism, myxoedema, goiter, scurvy
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उत्तर
Scurvy
संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is a table designed to give the names of the glands, the hormones produced, their chief functions, the effects of oversecretion and undersecretion in respect of thyroid, pituitary and pancreas. Fill up the blanks 1–13.
| S.No. | Source Gland cells | Hormone produced | Chief function | Effect of oversecretion | Effect of undersecretion |
| 1 | (1) ______ | Thyroxine | (2) ______ | (3) ______ | (4) ______ |
| 2 | Beta cells of Islets of Langerhans | (5) ______ | Promotes glucose utilisation by the body cells | (6) ______ | (7) ______ |
| 3 | (8) ______ | Growth hormone | (9) ______ | (10) ______ | Dwarfism |
| 4 | (11) ______ | Vasopressin | Increases reabsorption of water from kidney tubule | (12) ______ | (13) ______ |
Name the following:
The hormone that controls the basal metabolic rate.
How is iodine important to our body?
The thymus is larger and more prominent in children than is adults.
The growth and functions of the thyroid gland are controlled by ______.
Why are thyroid hormones referred to as personality hormones?
All of the statements correctly describe mode of hormone action, EXCEPT ______.
Thyroid is located close to ______.
Oversecretion of thyroxin causes ______ goitre.
Identify the gland with the help of following clue:
A bilobed (butterfly-shaped) gland.
